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What kind of problems do areas of cities have in your country?
Well, I suppose that there are a few significant problems in the city, one of which is the traffic. There are so many motorbikes and cars commute on a daily basis. Understandably, the high volume of traffic creates inevitable traffic congestion especially during rush hour, it can take a very long time to get anywhere. The traffic also contributes to another major problem and that’s pollution. The air is often very terrible, and thick with petrol fumes, not to mention the noise and light pollution which also affects the whole city. Another problem in cities tends to face with is crime rate. Luckily, Hanoi is quite safe compared to other places. Although I’m sure it’s still a problem, most crime is fairly low here.
Are the problems in rural areas different?
Definitely yes! I’m sure rural areas suffer from completely different problems. In the countryside, unemployment and poverty are amongst the biggest concerns. The knock-on effects of these issues also include alcoholism, domestic violence and illiteracy in children. There are also many environmental problems as deforestation sweeps large areas of nature away, and plastic waste pollutes the rivers that many fishing communities depend upon for their livelihood.
Do you think that city governments do enough to provide better services?
Honestly, I don’t think governments do enough. That’s obvious when you look at the city I live in. Pavements are cracked and poorly kept, rubbish piles up in the streets, and the rivers and lakes are filthy and rancid. However, I do think the government here is beginning to tackle the issues slowly but surely. They’re building new roads and improving the infrastructure of the city. They’re even creating an entirely new metro system from scratch. The government is clearly intent on transforming the city, but with such an ambitious project progress is bound to be slow. Perhaps more could be done, but at least something is being done.
What else can be done to improve the standard of living in your city?
The most significant thing that can be done is to pedestrianise certain areas of the city. This would reduce pollution from vehicles and create a quieter, safer, and more peaceful neighbourhood. This, combined with improving public transport, could play a massive role in creating a cleaner, greener atmosphere. It would give children a fighting chance of growing up in an environment where they can breathe safe and fresh air. Regular rubbish collection is also a fundamental aspect that could transform the city in the blink of an eye.
Vocabulary highlights:
- Significant adjective /sɪɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kənt/: important or noticeable: đáng kể
Example: There has been a significant increase in the number of women students in recent years.
- Congested adjective/kənˈdʒes.tɪd/: too blocked or crowded and causing difficulties: tắc nghẽn
Example: Congested roads and towns have too much traffic and movement is made difficult.
- Congestion noun /kənˈdʒes.tʃən/: sự tắc nghẽn
Example: The (traffic) congestion in the city gets worse during the summer.
- rush hour noun /ˈrʌʃ ˌaʊər/: the busy partof the day when towns and cities are crowded, either in the morning when people are travelling to work, or in the evening when people are travelling home: giờ cao điểm
Example: rush hour traffic
- Fairly adverb/ˈfeə.li/: more than average, but less than very: khá là
Example: I’m fairly sure that this is the right address.
- Unemployment noun /ˌʌn.ɪmˈplɔɪ.mənt/: the number of people who do not have a job that provides money: tình trạng thất nghiệp
Example: Unemployment has fallen/risen again for the third consecutive month.
- Poverty noun /ˈpɒv.ə.ti/: the condition of being extremely poor: sự nghèo đói
Example: Two million people in the city live in abject (= very great) poverty.
- knock-on effect noun /ˈnɒk.ɒn ɪˌfekt/: When an event or situation has a knock-on effect, it causes other events or situations, but not directly: hiệu ứng sâu chuỗi (giống như kiểu hiệu ứng Domino)
Example: If one or two trains run late, it has a knock-on effect on the entire rail service.
- the domino effect noun /ˈdɒm.ɪ.nəʊ ɪˌfekt/: the situation in which something, usually something bad, happens, causing other similar events to happen
- alcoholism noun /ˈæl.kə.hɒl.ɪ.zəm/: the condition of being an alcoholic: nghiện rượu
Example: Alcoholism cost me my job, my health, and finally my family. (Nghiện rượu làm tôi mất việc, sức khỏe và cuối cùng là gia đình.)
- Illiteracy noun /ɪˈlɪt.ər.ə.si/: a lack of the ability to read and write: sự mù chữ
Example: Teachers and other professionals are taking part in a campaign to eradicate illiteracy.
- Deforestation noun /diːˌfɒr.ɪˈsteɪ.ʃən/: the cutting down of trees in a large area, or the destruction of forests by people: nạn chặt phá rừng
Example: Deforestation is destroying large areas of tropical rain forest.
- Pavement noun/ˈpeɪv.mənt/ = sidewalk = a path with a hard surface on one or both sides of a road, that people walk on: vỉa hè
Example: Keep to the pavement, Rosie, there's a good girl.
- Filthy adjective/ˈfɪl.θi/: extremely or unpleasantly dirty: bẩn tởm
Example: Wash your hands - they're filthy!
- Rancid adjective/ˈræn.sɪd/: (of butter, oil, etc.) tasting or smelling unpleasant because of not being fresh: mùi ôi thiu
- slowly but surely= carefully, in order to avoid problems: dần dần thì
Example: Slowly but surely we made our way down the muddy hillside.
- At least = as much as, or more than, a number or amount: ít nhất thì
Example: You’ll have to wait at least an hour.
- Pedestrianise verb /pəˈdes.tri.ə.naɪz/: to make an areainto one where vehicles are not allowed to go: làm vỉa hè cho…
Example: They are pedestrianizing the town square. (Họ đang đi bộ trên quảng trường thị trấn.)
- Rubbish noun /ˈrʌb.ɪʃ/ = garbage, trash waste material or things that are no longer wanted or needed: rác
Example: I forgot to put the rubbish out this morning.
- Breathe verb/briːð/: to move air into and out of the lungs: thở
Example: It’s so airless in here - I can hardly breathe.
- in the blink of an eye = extremely quickly: trong nháy máy
Example: In the blink of an eye, he was gone.
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